# A Mary Poppins sequel?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 21, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279 "2016-12-21T05:00:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/1 "2016-12-21T05:00:21Z")

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Whatever in god’s name for? Well at least we won’t have to listen to. . .oh no. . .ohnonononono. . .[shrieking violins](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/movies/mary-poppins-returns-dick-van-dyke.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=7&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F12%2F20%2Fmovies%2Fmary-poppins-returns-dick-van-dyke.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0)!

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/2 "2016-12-21T05:07:05Z")

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Brace yourself: in the original [book series by P. L. Travers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins), there are **seven** sequels to _Mary Poppins_. This could go on for a while.

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/3 "2016-12-21T08:16:27Z")

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Two words, people: Emily fucking Blunt can do whatever the fuck she wants and the studios can immediately have all of my money!!!

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/4 "2016-12-21T08:44:57Z")

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To be fair, Disney has been knocking it out of the park for the last decade or so. This will have not just Emily Blunt but Lin-Manuel Miranda as the Dick Van Dyke-ish type, and he may also be contributing lyrics to some of the songs. I mean, really, it sounds like they’re doing it right.

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/5 "2016-12-21T08:47:44Z")

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> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> This will have not just Emily Blunt but Lin-Manuel Miranda as the Dick Van Dyke-ish type

Not to mention Dick Van Dyke himself, in a new role! (And with a better British accent!) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mary-poppins-sequel/775279/6 "2016-12-21T13:14:28Z")

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But not Michael, sadly. RIP. ☹